Fergus
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈfɜːɡəs//
- United States//ˈfɝɡəs//
- Ireland//ˈfɛɹɡəs//
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
proper noun
- 1
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
- 2
A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 3
An unincorporated community in the township of Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Celtic *wiros Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus Proto-Celtic *gustus Proto-Celtic *Wirogustusder. Old Irish Fergus Irish Fearghasder. ▲ Old Irish Fergus Scottish Gaelic Fearghasder. English Fergus From Irish or Scottish Gaelic Fearghas. The first element may be related to modern fìor (“true”) or fear (“man”) (cf. Fearchar). The second element has been understood to mean 'choice' (cf. Angus). Thus the name means either "most chosen one" or "chosen man".
Forms
- plural
- Ferguses
Fergus · A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Ferguson · A surname transferred from the given name originating in…fern · Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular…Fern · A female given name.